Lois Lowry, author of The Giver, Gathering Blue, Number the Stars, Crow Call, and many others, presents a collection of family
photos and essays about her life as a child and as a mother. She includes
quotes and passages from her own writing and others, prompting one to compare
and relate this album to one’s own family stories and consider how they might
be preserved.
Don’t let the black and white
photos put you off, this gathering of tidbits is a feast for Lois Lowry fans,
and for fans of history through the eyes of a real person.
[If
you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Crow
Call, by Lois Lowry, A picture book tale of when Lowry’s father came back
on furlough and the loving re-connection they made. Beautifully illustrated by
acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline. You may also enjoy other biographical
tales about authors, such as: APoem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day,
by Andrea Davis Pinkney (j Bio Keats), or Willa: the Story of Willa Cather, an American Writer, by Amy Ehrlich (j Bio
Cather), or BecomingMadeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters,
by Charlotte Jones Voiklis (j Bio L’Engle)]
[
official Looking Back web site ] | [ official Lois Lowry web site ]
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